by Chris Thurstone | Jul 29, 2018 | Opiate, Public Policy, Research
What we know for sure is that the United States is in the midst of an opioid epidemic that is killing tens of thousands of Americans each year. In 2016, 42,000 Americans died from heroin or opiate overdose, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....
by Christine Tatum | Mar 16, 2018 | Marijuana, Public Policy
One year ago, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper claimed on national television that since the state sanctioned recreational marijuana use, there was no increase in teenage use of the drug and black-market sales had shrunk. His claims have been repeated thousands of...
by Christine Tatum | Oct 26, 2017 | Opiate, Public Policy
The United States’ rates of drug use, abuse and addiction have become a “national public health emergency” that the country can overcome with the combined efforts of more Americans who are determined to prevent and end the scourge, President Donald...
by Christine Tatum | Jul 21, 2017 | Featured, Marijuana, Public Policy
Smart Colorado, a nonprofit organization focused on protecting youth from the harmful effects of marijuana use and legalization, has produced a video featuring perspectives that often don’t make it into news coverage. In Colorado, marijuana use among adolescents...
by Christine Tatum | Jul 15, 2017 | Opiate, Public Policy
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) reports that there is insufficient evidence to support claims that marijuana use will reduce opioid use and overdose deaths. The federal agency wrote: Some preliminary studies have suggested that medical marijuana...
by Christine Tatum | Mar 17, 2017 | Public Policy
The United Nations’ 60th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs today wrapped up a week of meetings in Vienna, Austria, where world drug policy experts advocated for stronger efforts to prevent harms associated with drug use. Among them was Pubudu...